Discrimination, Minimum Wage, Wage and Hour

Littler Lightbulb: August Appellate Roundup

Littler on 9/6/2024

This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments in federal courts of appeal in the last month. Fifth Circuit Vacates DOL Tip Credit Rule...more

Updated State and Local Employment Posters and Notices

Amundsen Davis LLC on 6/17/2024

In our latest blog we’re providing the most recent updates to employment posters by state. Check out the links below to determine which notices apply to you. California - San Francisco, California - 2024 Minimum Wage...more

Unpacking California’s 2024 Employment Laws: Key Changes Employers Need to Know

Troutman Pepper on 12/14/2023

California enacted several new employment laws for 2024, summarized below, including expanded paid sick leave, leave for reproductive loss, protections for employee cannabis use, additional noncompete enforcement limitations,...more

2023 California Labor, Employment, and Independent Contractor Legislative Update

Perkins Coie on 10/24/2023

With the 2023 California legislative year closed, it is once again time to summarize the new legislation that will affect businesses operating within the state and highlight relevant action items related to these bills. Below...more

The Must Have Fox Rothschild Guide To Doing Business In California (And It Is Free!)

Fox Rothschild LLP on 5/13/2021

Getting ready to reopen in California and need a refresher on what makes California law “special”? Have plans to open an office/location somewhere in California and want to understand what laws apply and how they differ...more

Move Over, California! A Summary Of New Employee-Friendly Laws In Virginia

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 12/30/2020

Until this year, most employers doing business in Virginia had to comply with very few employment laws beyond those at the federal level, and the overwhelming number of employment disputes in Virginia were resolved in federal...more

WPI State of the States – What did the Voters Decide?

Littler on 12/3/2018

The November mid-term elections resulted in some significant power shifts at the state level. Six states (Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Nevada, New Mexico, and New York) that had been politically divided now enjoy a Democratic...more

[WEBINAR] Labor & Employment Law: What Changed in 2017

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 6/22/2018

Best Best & Krieger Labor & Employment attorneys discussed new legislation and case law impacting California employers - private and public. What Was Discussed -Legislation passed in 2017 -Wage and hour update ...more

New California Labor and Employment Laws for 2018

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/14/2017

• The California Legislature passed numerous labor and employment bills that Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law in 2017. • Many of the new laws relate to wages and hours, leaves and benefits, hiring practices, health and...more

WPI State of the States: State Legislatures and Governors Turn Up the Heat

Littler on 7/7/2017

As the dog days of summer settle in, most statehouses have closed up shop. Legislatures in approximately 12 states remain in regular session, however, with a couple more active in special session. Roughly 200 labor and...more

WPI State of the States: Crunch Time in the Statehouses Before Summer Break

Littler on 6/2/2017

At this point in the year, many state lawmakers are wrapping up their efforts before summer, when many legislatures are in recess. Legislatures in roughly half the states have already concluded their sessions. Approximately...more

WPI State of the States — Legislative Proposals Are Taking Root

Littler on 5/2/2017

As April showers turn into May flowers, measures proposed earlier this year in the state legislatures begin to take root. Significantly fewer generally applicable labor and employment bills were introduced in April, around 60...more

WPI State of the States: Legislatures Saw a Flurry of Activity in February

Littler on 3/2/2017

Statehouses across the country continue to propose legislation at a frenzied pace. In February, as in January, more than 500 bills concerning labor and employment issues were either introduced or addressed in some fashion....more

The Employment Law Authority - January/February 2017

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/23/2017

A Moving Target: The Not So Final Overtime Rule - On November 22, 2016, a federal judge for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from...more

Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report - January 2017

Littler on 1/9/2017

Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report details notable labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The January edition of the Insider Report reviews what...more

California Employers: Time to Gear Up for 2017

Epstein Becker & Green on 12/23/2016

Now is the time of year for California employers to review the numerous employment laws that will be going into effect in 2017 to ensure that their policies and practices are in compliance and properly address new...more

California Legislative Update: Which Bills Made the Final Cut?

Littler on 10/4/2016

Although the California Legislature sent Governor Jerry Brown bills on bed bugs, powdered alcohol, and making denim the official state fabric, the laws enacted in 2016 affecting the state’s private-sector employers were...more

The Employment Law Authority - July/August 2016

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/14/2016

On June 27, 2016, in National Federation of Independent Business et al. v. Perez, et al., the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Lubbock Division) granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary ...more

Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report — September 2016

Littler on 9/6/2016

The September edition of Littler's Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report examines what federal agencies were up to while Congress was out of session, and discusses state and local laws that advanced in the weeks leading...more

California Legislative Update: Heading Into The 2016 Session's Final Month

Littler on 7/27/2016

The California Legislature will return from its July recess on August 1, and will devote that month to final consideration of legislation for 2016. The session has entered a somewhat anticlimactic stage for employment...more

Employment Law - April 2016

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/13/2016

Supreme Court Gives Stamp of Approval to Representative Statistical Evidence - Why it matters - In a closely watched case, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the use of representative statistical evidence for...more

Tip-Toeing Around Class Actions: Can a “No Tipping” Policy End Wage and Hour Litigation in the Hospitality Industry?

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/22/2015

Joining a budding national trend, renowned restaurateur Danny Meyer of Union Square Hospitality Group last week announced that he will eliminate formal tipping at his restaurants starting in 2016. Meyer stated that the new...more

That is SO last week - September 2015 #3

Zelle LLP on 9/22/2015

Last week, The New York Times reported that men “feel entitled to take time off for family” too. The subject of the article was Josh Levs, a former CNN reporter who wanted more time off when his third child was born...more

That is SO last week - August 2015 #4

Zelle LLP on 8/25/2015

We’ve been talking potential bias in big data for some time now, and last week’s news was full of concerns about just that. The New York Times Upshot Blog interviewed a Microsoft computer scientist on the subject; NBC News...more

Is Mandatory Paid Sick Leave on the Horizon for Federal Contractors?

FordHarrison on 8/7/2015

The next big change for federal contractors may be a requirement that they provide paid sick leave to employees. According to the New York Times, President Obama has drafted an executive order that would require federal...more

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